[Magdalen] Wedding Advice

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/5/2015 1:50:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jguthrie at pipeline.com writes:

Yesterday, we had a Commitment Ceremony -- the couple are members  of St 
Stephen's (I realize David like to call it the "Pro-Cathedral" but  most 
folk 
around here make gagging faces if you use that  appellation)  <g>; We had 
their 
organist, members of their  choir and lots of other people up from Wilkes 
Barre. 
The church was  packed.>>>>
 
I'm curious as to why Saint Luke's, Scranton was chosen for this  event?
The presence of much of the musical/choral forces from Wilkes-Barre
adds to the puzzlement.
 
As to the ProCathedral appellation, that was coined during the first  heady
year of +Marshall's pontificate.  He liked Saint Stephen's, and had  his
consecration there instead of the usual Cathedral in Bethlehem USA.
Along with the name, the Rector of Saint Stephen's and the O/C were
officially dubbed "Canons" (Canon Rector and Canon Musician).
 
Incidentally, I sang for about a year and a half in the St. Luke's  Choir
when Robert Herrema was O/C back in the early 1990's.  I couldn't  stand
the Saint Stephen's Rector, Don Lyon+ who eventually left Saint  Stephen's
under a cloud over a number of issues.
 
 
David Strang.